In my experience, an exemption was usually because a man was considered too old to work or he had become disabled in some way. -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Byron Bowman Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Reasons for exemption from parish levy? I just read the entry quoted below, and I hope someone can tell me what were the reasons for a person being "Exempted from the payment of Parish Levies for the future." Best Regards, Byron Bowman Peter Beller Vestry Book of Antrim Parish Halifax County, VA 1752-1817 Marion Dodson Chiarito p30 (p 43 of original book): At a Vestry held for ANTRIM parish on the xxxth day of November 1756 p30 (p 44 of original book): (Beller set Levy free) For reasons appearing to this Vestry Peter Beller is Exempted from the payment of Parish Levies for the future. - To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html